May 5, 2016 / Front Page

“Good Morning Greater Latrobe,” the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Community Chamber of Commerce’s monthly live radio show on NewsTalk 1480 WCNS, will pay tribute to the late Dow Carnahan at 9 a.m. Friday, May 6. More...

Fort Ligonier (www.fortligonier.org) will host a “How to Build a Fort” Workshop for children and families from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8. Admission for children (ages 5-16) is free and adults are $10. More...

TOWNSEND, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a pig that attacked two people on a Massachusetts farm will be euthanized and tested for rabies. Townsend Police Chief Robert M. Eaton Jr. announced the decision Wednesday. More...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An official says a white Utah teacher violated school district policy by using a racially charged word in his junior high class. Weber School District spokesman Nate Taggart says appropriate administrative action was More...

American Legion Auxiliary Thomas B. Anderson Unit 515 will conduct its next meeting 2 p.m. Monday, May 9, in the Latrobe post home. A memorial service and election of officers are on the May agenda. More...

Westminster College recognized more than 150 students during the Spring Honors Banquet in conjunction with the Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration April 20, the New Wilmington campus reported Wednesday. More...

Brian Niemiec of Penn Township, a St. Vincent College junior communication major with a minor in history, has been elected president of the senior class. “I love St. Vincent College so much,” Niemiec commented. More...

While it may be months or even years until investigators definitively know the cause of a natural gas explosion that rocked Salem Township last Friday destroying one home and severely burning one resident, preliminary findings suggest a pattern of co More...

A recent decision by the Ligonier Township Supervisors to authorize a mandatory water tap-in ordinance has prompted the Ligonier Township Municipal Authority to compile a list of all residents who have not paid the tap-in fees and forward it to the s More...

Latrobe-GLSD Parks & Recreation is closing Third Ward Playground beginning Monday, May 9, until further notice, because of site renovations. “We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but promise beautiful results for such a More...

Gettysburg National Military Park is taking ownership of some 3,000 items from an American Civil War museum in Philadelphia that’s been closed for eight years under an agreement announced Wednesday. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the Obama administration counting down its final year, many Democrats are finding less to like about the president’s health care law, unsure about its place among their party’s achievements. Sen. More...

Lexie Petrof led the Ligonier Valley girls’ softball team to another victory as the Lady Rams downed visiting Northern Cambria, 10-1, in District 6 Heritage Conference play Wednesday at Friendship Park. Petrof went the distance, giving up More...

DALLAS (AP) — Johnny Manziel is expected to make his first courtroom appearance in Dallas after his indictment in a domestic violence case. The 23-year-old former Cleveland Browns quarterback will learn details of his release Thursday, on More...

(AP) — The Rolling Stones have asked presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop playing their songs at his campaign events. In a statement Wednesday, the rock band said they have not given permission to the Trump cam More...